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en-usCopyright 2015 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/08/ecclestone-wonders-if-f1s-upcoming-turbo-v6s-should-get-augment/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/08/ecclestone-wonders-if-f1s-upcoming-turbo-v6s-should-get-augment/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/08/ecclestone-wonders-if-f1s-upcoming-turbo-v6s-should-get-augment/#commentsFiled under: Motorsports, Videos, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, RacingWhile every team on the Formula One grid is worried about making a good showing in this year's championship at the same time as they develop a brand-new car for next year's championship, Bernie Ecclestone and F1 circuit promoters have a different concern: how next year's cars will sound. The current cars use 2.4-liter, naturally-aspirated V8s that can reach 18,000 revolutions per minute and employ dual exhaust, next year's engine formula calls for 1.6-liter turbocharged V6s that are capped at 15,000 rpm and are constrained to a single exhaust outlet. Ecclestone and promoters like Ron Walker believe the new engines sound like lawnmowers and that the less thrilling audio will keep people from coming to races. If Walker's Australian Grand Prix really is shelling out almost $57 million to hold the race, every ticket counts. As a fix, according to a report in Autoweek, Ecclestone "suggests that the only way to guarantee [a good sound] may be to artificially adjust the tone of the V6s."